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DETROIT TIGERS
AGE: 33
POSITION: Outfield
BIRTHPLACE: Philadelphia, PA
RESIDES: Bloomington Hills, MI
COLLEGE: Temple University
PERSONAL: Single
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Bobby
created the Bobby Higginson Foundation to assist children
in need in the Detroit area. Since 1998, he has contributed
$500 for each home run and $250 for each RBI to his Foundation.
Annual recipients include Variety The Children’s
Charity, Orchards Children’s Services, the McCarty
Foundation and Ronald McDonald House. He began the performance-based
program in 1997. Bobby hosted the 2002 Ronald McDonald
House fundraiser at Comerica Park. In 1999, he received
the ALS Iron Man Award as the Tiger who best exemplifies
the skill, perseverance and character of Lou Gehrig. A
former member of the Frankford Boy Club, he now provides
scholarships to current and past members of the Club.
Bobby participates in the “Carpenter’s Christmas
for Kids” program at Spain Dual School in Detroit,
where he also delivers positive messages. A supporter
of the “Reviving Baseball in the Inner Cities”
baseball league, he has participated in their Opening
Day celebration. He sponsored and hosted a Make-A-Wish
child during spring training. He arranged an event at
a Detroit-area restaurant to benefit the Tiger Clubhouse
Scholarship Fund. For the Jimmy V Foundation, Bobby participated
in the “Wake-Up Call” program, recording messages
that brighten the days of sick and disabled persons.
Bobby
Higginson is the Tigers’ longest-tenured player.
In his career, he has 1,264 hits in 1,265 games. He ranks
seventh in Tiger history for games played. At Temple,
he batted .377 in three collegiate seasons.
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